NO. 25606



IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI`I



STATE OF HAWAI`I, Petitioner-Appellee,


vs.


JOBERT LYLE MALDONADO, Respondent-Appellant,



and


KEVIN WAYNE ANTHONY, and WENDY UALANI TOMIKO OKIMOTO, Defendants



CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS
(CR. NO. 02-1-1297)





ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI
(By: Duffy, J. for the court)

Petitioner-Appellee's application for writ of certiorari filed on July 6, 2005, is hereby granted.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai`i, July 12, 2005.


Ryan Yeh, Deputy
Prosecuting Attorney,
for petitioner-appellee
on the writ